______ is a rare genetic disorder that produces accelerated aging, causing 5-year-old children to begin to lose their hair and develop wrinkles
Fill in the blank with correct word
Progeria
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Which statement accurately describes the rates of mental illness in men and women?
A. Mental illness is more common in women. B. Mental illness is more common in men. C. Overall rates of mental illness are similar in men and women. D. There are large gender differences in mental illness rates in children, but not adults.
Regarding sleep patterns, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. One study showed that 28-hour "days" work for some people. b. Astronauts continue to sleep on their normal earth schedule while in space. c. The natural sleep pattern has a ratio of two to one between time awake and time asleep. d. Adapting to shorter-than-normal days is more promising than adapting to longer-than- normal days.
An adaptive advantage of sickle-cell anemia is that it
a. eliminates the necessity for doing strenuous labor. b. reduces the number of patients who eventually retire and then demand social security pensions. c. provides resistance against malaria infection. d. is a natural cure for HIV/AIDS.
Working adolescents are more likely than non-working adolescents to:
A) use alcohol. B) smoke marijuana. C) get low grades. D) all of the above